BRADBURY, 10.0h bay coltICh. Starling x Midnight Return (S) - Ch. Magic Cross (B)Could be worse than 13 days late, given the size of this boy! This striking bay son of Midnight Return is half to SP Ch. Rosette, and MSW Ch. Owl Hunt. From the same family as MSW GCh. Jack O'Lantern, and SW's Ch. Marilyn Monroe and Ch. Trick Or Treat. Named after Ray Bradbury. Midnight Return will visit Demand the Best for 2023.

Honestly not sure. I know for the Dubai World Cup carnival they specifically say southern hemisphere horses must be X age and northern hemisphere X age to account for the difference.

UAE Derby (UAE-G1) Qualification:3-year-olds from the Northern & 4-year-olds from the Southern Hemisphere

So I imagine those in the southern hemisphere must be 1 year "older" than American horses to compete in age-specific races, rather than 1 year younger. So a 3yo in Australia would be classified as a 4yo in America to account for southern hemisphere horses being born much later in the northern hemisphere racing season. If a 3yo-restricted USA race comes along, southern hemisphere horses must be considered a 4yo down under as a way to give them extra growth months.

I had to really draw that out for it to make sense in my own brain, lol.

We really liked 4th/5th at allowance or higher. And it seems like I have several older mares who gave me false hope last Nov/December and have decided nope, not working for us. Maybe retire. Maybe not. Going to keep you guessing and spending money in hope of a top 3.

Fourths:Cagun Rock (4yo, Rock of Gibraltar) in a NW3 Allowance.Harken (3yo, Worth The Wait) in a NW1 Allowance.Successfully claimed Wary Hope (3yo, Dark Demand) in a claiming race. I thought I had read he was in the 5k claimer, not the 20k, so...oops. Oh well! I liked his damline and he's half to 2 SW's from as many runners, so maybe he'll at least make back the price tag.

Also Rans:Murciélago (4yo, Empire Maker) 8th in an Allowance.Warsprite (3yo, First Born Son) 6th in an Allowance.High Proof (4yo, Unabridged) 7th in an Allowance.